[1] He played six matches in 1985–86 scoring his first senior goal in the Full Members Cup against Coventry.
[1] Stoke had an awful 1989–90 season which ended with relegation to the third tier which was followed by their lowest league finish of 14th in 1990–91.
[1] New manager Lou Macari came in and set about turning around Stoke's fortunes and Beeston played a vital part.
[1] Beeston played 32 times in 1992–93 as Stoke won the Division Two title but over the summer he had to have his ankle rebuilt by surgeons and he had to miss the entire 1993–94 season.
[1] After his return from injury he was never able to reproduce his form in centre midfield and so was used on the right wing and helped Stoke reach the play-offs in 1995–96, losing out to Leicester City.